Poverty Dips In City, But Need For Food Stamps Rises – The Philadelphia Inquirer – September 19, 2013
The poverty rate in Philadelphia fell last year while the need for food stamps grew, a seeming paradox teased out by the widely respected…
In Philly Schools, When Students With Dreams Or Traumas Seek Counseling, The Office Is Often Empty – WHYY Newsworks – September 18, 2013
Take a walk through the halls of any public school in Philadelphia and behind each classroom door, you’re bound to meet students brimming with…
NBC10 @ Issue: The Future of Philly Schools (Video) – NBC 10 – October 8, 2013
Donna Cooper, former policy chief for Gov. Ed Rendell, sits down with host Steve Highsmith about putting children first in the Philadelphia school crisis…
Corbett Drags His Feet On Moving Some Children From CHIP to Medicaid – The Daily News – September 17, 2013
Pennsylvania will have to move children below 133 percent of the poverty line from its Children’s Health Insurance Program to Medicaid, according to a…
Update on Philadelphia Public Schools (Audio) – WHYY – September 9, 2013
It’s back to school today for Philadelphia’s public school children as the District faces a $304 million budget deficit. Roughly 10,000 students will be…
After Budget Cuts and Closures, Tremendous Uncertainty Surrounds The Return To School – WHYY Newsworks – September 9, 2013
As the Philadelphia School District prepared to open for the 2013-14 school year, teachers scoured for usable desks that they could stuff into classrooms…
Coalition For Effective Teaching Reinforces Need For Reforms
Download PDF (PHILADELPHIA) September 6, 2013 – In April the Coalition for Effective Teaching (The Coalition) launched to support common sense reforms crucial to…
¿Listo para el regreso a clases? (Ready To Go Back To School?) – El Sol – September 5, 2013
Un gran problema de muchos padres es que no saben que sus hijos necesitan exámenes físicos y sus vacunas al corriente, antes de que…
Philadelphia School District Considers Selling Million Dollar Art Collection for Cash – NBC10 – August 30, 2013
Before Marilyn Krupnick was a science teacher at Northeast Philadelphia’s Wilson Middle School, she was a student there. When she stepped through the building’s…
Cash-Strapped Philly School District Considers Selling Prized Art Collection – WHYY Newsworks – August 29, 2013
Before Marilyn Krupnick was a science teacher at Northeast Philadelphia’s Wilson Middle School, she was a student there. When she stepped through the building’s…